Dr. Rolf Schmich

Dr. Rolf Schmich (Partner) advises domestic and international clients on German and international tax issues. He has a broad-based, transaction-oriented practice, with an emphasis on corporate restructurings, acquisitions, joint ventures and transactions involving cross-border tax planning. He also advises on disputes with the German tax administration and represents clients in tax courts. JUVE Handbook 2015/2016 named him as a "recommended" tax lawyer.

Mannheim

MATTERS

MAN SE on buyback of Ferrostaal AG from IPIC and resale to MPC Group

Representation of MAN SE in arbitration proceedings against IPIC concerning the corruption affair at Ferrostaal AG and concerning defence against claims from terminated profit and loss transfer agreement with Ferrostaal

Rain CII Carbon LLC with the tax aspects of its acquisition of RÜTGERS from Trition

Tax advice to the management of HSE24 regarding the sale and reinvestment of its participation in HSE24 in the course of Axa Private Equity's sale of its major stake to Providence Equity Partners

Merck KGaA in the sale of its worldwide generic drugs business to Mylan Laboratories Inc.

SCOR SE in connection with the acquisition of Revios Rückversicherung AG from Globale Rückversicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. in connection with several group reorganisations

Time Warner Inc. and AOL Europe Services S.à r.l. with the tax aspects of AOL Europe's sale of AOL Germany to Telecom Italia S.p.A and with the acquisition of the majority in Adtech AG

Louis Dreyfus in connection with the sale of the refinery Wilhelmshaven to Conoco Philipps and post-closing disputes with regard thereto

Braskem S.A. in the acquisition of the German polypropylene business of Dow Chemical

Flabeg GmbH in ist sale of Flabeg Germany to Sun European Partners GmbH

"Germany - General "Anti-abuse Rule" Section 42 of the General Tax Code (Abgabenordnung): Amendments to the Guidelines of the AO by the German Ministry of Finance (Bundesministerium für Finanzen)", Practical European Tax Strategies, 2008, Volume 10, Number 8, p. 4 (with Hans-Georg Berg)